Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima travancorense Fedarb 1898 J.Bombay Nat.Hist.Soc.11:435. Metaphire travancorensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta schizopora Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Metaphire schizopora - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta glandularis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:18. Metaphire glandularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta levis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:20. Metaphire levis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vesiculata Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Metaphire vesiculata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas bindjeyensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:94. Metaphire bindjeyensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas impudens Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:84. Metaphire impudens - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quadripapillatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:93. Metaphire quadripapillata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas biporus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:908. Metaphire bipora - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas malayanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:893. Metaphire malayana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas perichaeta Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:896. Metaphire perichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulauensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:904. Metaphire pulauensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas virgo Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:895. Metaphire virgo - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dunckeri Michaelsen 1903 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.19:9. Metaphire dunckeri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andamanensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):164. Metaphire andamanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):167. Metaphire anomala - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima isselii Cognetti 1908 Boll.Mus.Torino 23(584):1. Metaphire isselii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incerta Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:197. Metaphire incerta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima browni Stephenson 1912 Rec.Ind.Mus.7(3):273. Metaphire browni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ferion Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:289. Metaphire ferion - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saonekana Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:39. Metaphire saonekana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima weberi Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:37. Metaphire weberi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bianensis Stephenson 1913 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:58. Metaphire bianensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gjellerupi Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:358. Metaphire gjellerupi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima inflata cai Michaelsen 1916 Ark.Zool.10(1):14. Metaphire inflata cai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima trivandrana Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:335. Metaphire trivandrana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annandalei Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:386. Metaphire annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insignis Michaelsen 1921 Ark.Zool.13(19):14. Metaphire insignis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima formosae Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):39. Metaphire formosae -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sintangi Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):28. Metaphire sintangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insolita Gates 1925 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)16:568. Metaphire insolita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima harrietensis Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:59. Metaphire harrietensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wimberleyana Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:62. Metaphire wimberleyana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima duliti Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:108. Metaphire duliti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima erici Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:106. Metaphire erici - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima michaelseni Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:103. Metaphire michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti rugosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:459. Metaphire houlleti rugosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti tortuosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:454. Metaphire houlleti tortuosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima planata Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:441./212. Metaphire planata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrofusca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3)37. Metaphire atrofusca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ditheca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):45. Metaphire ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dorsalis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):52. Metaphire dorsalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima notizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:294. Metaphire notizusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pajana Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):33. Metaphire pajana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima simplex Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):48. Metaphire simplex - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala insolita Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
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